It's very likely that David Unsworth will make a whole host of changes to his Everton lineup when Atalanta visit Goodison Park on Thursday.

The Blues are, of course, already eliminated from the Europa League, so this week's match provides a perfect opportunity for some fringe players to get some much-needed game time.

Sandro Ramirez will certainly have his eye on starting after his cameo against Crystal Palace, whilst Nikola Vlasic hasn't been involved for the last few weeks under the caretaker boss and could be eyeing a recall.

The midfielder has struggled to adapt to the English game - looking a yard or so off the pace and not showing the creative energy in central midfield that Everton have been so desperate for.

If the physicality of the Premier League is proving difficult for the 24-year-old to adapt to it stands to reason that the Europa League, a competition which he is so familiar with following last season, could provide the perfect opportunity for him to get some much-needed minutes for Everton.

It's a chance that he already can't afford to waste.

Despite only making his big-money move to Everton last summer there are already rumours that Klaassen could be on his way out of the club on loan in January as it just hasn't worked so far.

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Unsworth has already proven that he is willing to give fringe players a solid chance - with Aaron Lennon and Beni Baningime two particular examples of that.

At the minute the Blues lineup seems to be constantly chopping and changing as the caretaker boss searches for that winning formula.

Those changes especially seem to be affecting the central midfield more than anywhere else with Baningime, Idrissa Gueye, Morgan Schneiderlin and Tom Davies all given game time in recent weeks.

Klaassen can't allow himself to fall any further down the pecking order in this position - with options further up the pitch looking more limited too with Wayne Rooney and Gylfi Sigurdsson dominating the attacking midfield role.